The Carbon Cycle

Explore the links below and find the answers to the following questions.

In your Enviro books write the heading -'The Carbon Cycle', and answer the questions in sentences made up of your

own words.

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/carbon_cycle_version2.html

http://eo.ucar.edu/kids/green/cycles6.htm

1. What are living things made of?

2. When Carbon is attached to Oxygen, it is a gas called __?

3. Fossil Fuels like Coal and Oil are made of carbon. How are these fossil fuels made? How long does this take?

4. How do humans contribute to the amount of Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere?

Take time to explore all of the links below and take time to think of some questions you would like to find the answers to.

Write these questions down in your books, and when you have one really interesting question - go to the 'Wonders of Coal' wiki page and click on edit, then write you question on our interactive wonderwall.

Follow the arrows in this diagram to see where Carbon is coming from and where is goes.

The Carbon Cycle

After you have contributed to our wonderwall, try your Carbon Cycle knowledge in the Carbon Cycle Game and Quiz links below:

http://www.windows.ucar.edu/earth/climate/carbon_cycle.html

http://epa.gov/climatechange/kids/quiz_carbon_cycle.html